24.5% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Goomalling · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Goomalling
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Goomalling volunteer, a rate far above the national average. This high level of community spirit stands out as the most striking feature of local participation, with 24.5% of people giving their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.5% of people helping out. This is well above the Western Australia figure of 15.9% and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower than most areas, with only 19.9% of people providing it. While 12.5% of residents provide general unpaid care, this is about the same as the national figure.
12.5% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Military service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.4% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia overall.
3.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Goomalling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50569/goomalling/topic/community